A Durable Memento: Portraits by Augustus Washington, African American Daguerreotypist by Washington, Augustus; Ann M. Shumard - 1999

Washington DC: Smithsonian, National Portrait Gallery, 1999. Paperback. First edition. Near Fine paperback with a couple light stress marks at the spine and a small scuff to the back cover, otherwise fine. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The catalogue for a traveling exhibition of work by the African American daguerreotypist Augustus Washington, first held at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1999 - January 2, 2000, then moving to the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT, January 24 - May 2, and the International Center of Photography, NYC, June 24 - September 24. The text traces the life of the enterprising Washington from his successful daguerreotype studio in Hartford, where he photographed abolitionist John Brown, to his immigration to Liberia, where he continued his career. Text by Ann M. Shumard. Staple-bound, thin card wraps; 24 pages; 33 color and b&w illustrations; 8 x 11 inches. Exhibition checklist. LAID-IN is the illustrated 4-page gallery exhibition brochure.